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11-1-2005 The nforI mation Edge - Library Newsletter - Fall 2005 Issue Karen DeSantis ed. Pace University Libraries

Janell Carter ed. Pace University Libraries

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: L EAR NING C OMMONS U PDATE Learning Commons 1 D A V I D T.S. L EI GH TO N , A SSOCIATE U NIVERSITY L IBRARIAN — Updage W ESTCHESTER 1 Friends of The Li- In February 2005, the Senior production capabilities to Learning Commons as a brary Events Library Management Team create a compelling one stop capital funding priority. 2 met with the President and destination and immediate What’s Coming - Provost to present a referral for students and ConnectNY In April 2005, a Core comprehensive overview of faculty. Management Team was st the Pace Library's 21 century formed to develop a shared Frye Leadership 3 projects and initiatives as we Institute Both the President and vision for creating, continue to build the digital Provost embraced the implementing, staffing, and library. The session included a New UNV 101 4 Learning Commons concept operating a physical and presentation and ensuing due to its clear alignment with virtual Learning Commons in Library Sessions discussion on the Learning the main precepts of the both the Westchester and Commons, an innovative Library Systems 5 University's Strategic Plan and City libraries. The paradigm for integrative the vital impact that its group consists of the primary Update service delivery, which is development and stakeholder departments, becoming an increasingly 6 implementation on the namely: the Pace Library, Homer St. Clair Pace prominent feature of modern Westchester and NYC Center for Teaching, Learning academic libraries. The campuses would have on & Technology, Dyson Writing Commons offers an amalgam student persistence and Center, Center for Academic of tightly coordinated retention. In his State of the Excellence, and the Division academic support services, University Address delivered of Information Technology. technology-enhanced on March 14, 2005, the The group has engaged in teaching and learning spaces, President identified the lively deliberations, achieved and advanced multi-media Library's proposal for the (continued on Page 2)

F RIENDS O F T H E L I B R A RY E VENTS S T E V E N F E Y L , H E A D O F R ES E ARC H & I NFORMATION S ERVICES

As Pace University enters its through this enlightened and welcome to come and read centennial year, the Friends interesting discussion. The (or just listen) from a favorite of the Pace University Library event was well attended. For work of literature. are excited to be planning more information, please several events to help the contact Harriet Huang at Please keep an eye out for university celebrate. [email protected] . more information on other events such as the Excellence On Tuesday, October 11 at On Wednesday October 12 in Research Award for noon in the Mortola Library, from 11-2 in front of the projects demonstrating Dr. Roy Girasa, Lubin School Mortola Library a “Fall into distinction in research, a of Business, spoke on the Reading” event was planned, celebration of Caribbean current topic of cyberlaw. Dr. however the weather did not music and heritage, and a Girasa, author of the recent cooperate. We will be hosting November talk on “career book, Cyberlaw: national and other reading programs vacations.” international perspectives , during the year and members brought this topic to life of the Pace Community will be Page 2 Volume 10, Issue 1

W H AT ’ S C O M I N G T O T H E L I B R A RY - C ONNECT NY I N S P R I N G 2006

ConnectNY, a New York State have access to the over 5 Canisius College, Colgate Library Consortium, will be million items within all of University, Rensselaer coming to the Pace University these library catalogs using Polytechnic Institute, Library in 2006. one search. You will also be Rochester Institute of able to request books from Technology, St. Lawrence these other libraries in the University, Siena College, This consortium of ten other same way you can request Union College, New York State Academic books from a Pace Library on Military Academy, and Vassar Libraries has accepted Pace another campus. The books College. There are a few other University Library as the should arrive at your Pace libraries that will be joining eleventh member and will Library within two to three ConnectNY in the upcoming continue to grow in business days. year. membership.

The founding members of See their website at: What does this mean for Pace ConnectNY include the http://www.connectny.info for University? The Pace libraries of Bard College, University community will further information.

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a consensus on a mission- 2006 efforts will focus on Commons. Please keep an eye out vision statement, and planning and developing a reviewed the contents of a similar facility in the Please keep an eye out for for Learning Commons draft Request for Proposal Birnbaum Library on the NYC Learning Commons (RFP) which will be used to campus, with implementation Information tables in the Information tables in the recruit an experienced again staggered on a multi- Kessel Campus Center architect. year timetable. Kessel Campus Center throughout the Fall Semester. in Pleasantville On September 1, an approved Steve Feyl, Head of Research Members of the Pace RFP document was sent out & Information Community are also throughout the Fall to a list of architectural firms, Services/Westchester is encouraged to visit the new considered viable candidates spearheading the LC initiative Learning Commons Web blog, Semester. for this important assignment. in Westchester and his developed by Steve Feyl and Members of the Core counterpart at the Birnbaum Carlos Serrano, which Management Team will Library in NYC will be Eileen contains an ongoing participate in the interviewing Gatti, Reference Librarian. chronology of the Learning Watch for information and selection process and This Fall the Pace Library will Commons' project, future work closely with the architect schedule information updates, the minutes of the about sessions in the in developing concept models sessions and engage in other Core Management Team Birnbaum Library in and design specifications, outreach efforts to explain the Meetings, planning cost projections, construction Learning Commons concept documents, and other related priorities and prospective and rationale and engender materials. the upcoming months. timeframes. The University an open dialogue and has adopted an aggressive exchange of ideas on how the program timetable for this Learning Commons could The web address is as multi-year project with site manifest itself as an integral follows: construction tentatively part of the educational scheduled to begin in experience. Please watch for http:// Westchester during Spring of future dates for "Commons libtech.typepad.com/ 2006. It is anticipated that Information Sessions." You commons/ the Mortola Library building may also complete one of the renovations will be surveys available in the library substantially completed by to give us your ideas on what late summer 2006. During you see as part of a Learning Information Edge Page 3

F RYE L EADERSHIP I NSTITUTE M EDALINE P HILBERT , A SSISTANT U NIVERSITY L IBRARIAN F O R D ISTRIBUTIVE L E A RN ING The Frye Leadership Institute and questions raised during patient because it may take is a two-week intensive the Institute, is a critical years for a vision to be residential program held at requirement of the selection realized. Importance of Emory University; 2005 process. It was strongly leadership at all levels marked the 6 th year of Frye. stated by Brian Hawkins that involves collaboration and The purpose is to mold and an applicant can submit a consensus (can collaborate shape managers (young fantastic project but if it lacks but may not have consensus). leaders) from every collaboration across department of an institution departments and the whole into the best leaders that they institution, or if the focus is Billy Frye (emeritus Emory can be. I encourage you to primarily about the University, University submit an application to Frye. implementation of a project in Chancellor, Provost) in his You'll discover that we all the applicant’s own little welcoming address stated the share the same issues world, the application gets importance of reflecting “...we all share the same regardless of institution, and tossed. COLLABORATION is before acting, the importance of communicating fully no that your department as well the key! issues regardless of matter how difficult the as your institution is on the right track, addressing issues decision, and that the role of institution…” that some institutions are still Throughout the course of the education is to serve faculty struggling with. During some two-week residency, we had and students. Some of the discussions I was twenty-nine (29) presenters challenges of leadership are happy to share Mr. Murdock's each sharing their providing the information support for professional experiences and providing a needs of the institution, the development, his open door wealth of information. The large concern of community, policy, and encouragement following are highlights of a diversity of competency, and for his staff to be innovative select few. scarcity of highly qualified and creative in moving the leaders. Essentials of library forward, the open leadership: ability to craft a Pat Battin, Consultant, (donor cohesive vision, ability to get relationship that the library's of Battin Scholarship of which IT personnel has with the people to embrace that I was a recipient) http:// vision, ability to empower institution's IT personnel. I www.educause.edu/ir/library/ also shared the transparent people, capacity to deal with html/cem/cem97/ ambiguity and uncertainty, approach Pace has taken cem9717.html , discussed through chat with the and the ability to avert the leadership choices. Develop power paradox ––– it’s not President, open hours with you own style around a basic the President and Provost, about you. It’s important to component – there’s no hold onto your smile during and the community forum to template, build on your own challenges. share various issues that strengths, listen to your affect the community and instinct, and understand your how they may be addressed. environment and audiences. The ABC to building diversity: More important, you come It’s important to focus on self AAAffirmingA identity, BBBuildingB away from Frye exuberant first and then focus on the community through shared with hope and strength to people you need to influence. purpose and, CCCultivatingC affect change. You can’t make the institution leadership by being able to conform to your style, you interact effectively. Effective The Cocoa-Cola Woodruff need to adapt to it. To make leadership in the workplace Foundation funds the Frye a substantive change use the entails being a good listener, Institute and helps to keep language of your audience. keep asking “why,” identifying tuition costs low at $3,000; Leadership entails the ability the stakeholders. Since we’re the normal cost is $12000 to conceptualize a vision and built on narratives surround per person. For this year’s make it happen – talk the talk issues with stories, tear down program, 257 international and walk the walk. Faculty, the walls and be more of a applications were received. librarians, and technologists generalist. When we were All were seen by at least 2 are three major players who looking at the financial aspect reviewers and only 45 were can have creative insight and leadership issues of our accepted. The requirement of through the broadening hypothetical institutions a year-long practicum to horizon and analytical issues. (group assignment), Brian explore within your own Tony Blair said “Unpopularity Hawkins stressed the institution, focusing on issues is the cost of leadership.” importance of being Hence it’s important to be (continued on Page 4) Page 4 Volume 10, Issue 1

F RYE L EADERSHIP I NSTITUTE ( CONTINUED ) knowledgeable in the various the financial health of the 7) No Whining! You won’ be functions of an institution, not institution. I gained new perceived as a team necessarily to perform a task respect for administrators player; but to become a key who have to deal with these 8) Be a generalist; stakeholder at the big table. issues on a daily basis. It’s also very important to Leadership from the top is 9) Redefine yourself, have a “view from the essential as it sets the tone. 10) Realize you must prioritize. Ask can I do balcony,” to be able to see the whole much like the this and still have a life? administrators, rather than be Brian Hawkins’ view of playing Yes! Leaders consumed blinded and sucked in with at the “Big Table”... To be by the routine don’t lead. everyday tasks and issues in effective: Being a leader is getting individual and specific units, 1) Be multilingual. Have the to the right place, not or consumed by the routine. ability to translate data about getting the job For example, the library has to and information; done. have the ability to have that 2) Avoid the unconscious “balcony” view to see how it conspiracy. Do not be “Chin Up!” To see over the will impact the university and consumed by the routine; horizon depends on how you move forward through various 3) Broaden your reading. functions, units, services, and structure your day. You need to know what’s resources. Balancing revenue going on; and expense for the Please see a more complete hypothetical institutions was 4) Make Information an version of this article online an eye opener for me, Asset; at: http://www.pace.edu/ because it revealed how 5) Understand the limits of library/pages/newsletter/ enrollment, retention, and advocacy. Know where fall2005/ employment can adversely you are in the affect the sustainability of an organization chart; institution. A slight 6) Be known as an Enabler. percentage change in either Enable others to achieve direction for one of these The UNV101 library their goals; areas has a huge impact on session … [has] the main goal to introduce N E W L I B R A RY S E S S I O N S TRUCTURE I N U N V incoming student to the 1 0 1 C LASSES University Library and In Fall 1999, the library the library building. who have never used microfilm to set the foundation for facilitated the first UNV101 before!), the circulating library sessions. Since then, Based on both these collection, the Writing Center, further work in the UNV101 library session recommendations, this year and finally the electronic has evolved and grown, the UNV101 Library classroom where students see subsequent library always with the main goal to Orientation consists of a tour a short demonstration of some introduce incoming student to of the library followed by a key online resources. sessions the University Library and to short demonstration of the set the foundation for further Library homepage in the We hope that this new work in subsequent library electronic classroom. approach will help students to sessions. feel comfortable with the UNV 101 Library tours consist facility itself, and will help In our evaluations, we of stops at the Circulation/ prepare them for future visits to received a number of Access Services desk, the the Library with their English comments from instructors Reference desk and and other classes. and students that the Reference collection, UNV101 library activity in Fall Periodicals (PNY), the 2004 was too similar to what Multimedia Workstations was presented in English (PLV), the microfilm classes. We also received a reader/printers (found number of requests that fascinating by many students students be given a tour of Information Edge Page 5

L IBRARY S YSTEMS U PDATE R E Y P . R ACELIS , A SSOCIATE U NIVERSITY L IBRARIAN — S YSTEMS I NTEGRATION Digital Repository (aka Digital configure their portals setting for a one- patrons will have access to Commons): time only setup. THIS IMPLEMENTATION approximately 5 million titles belonging IS STILL ON A TRIAL BASIS AND SUBJECT to the consortium. The Library's Pilot Project on preserving TO CHANGE. the scholarly and intellectual output of Document Deliveries the University Community is now fully Request to participate in the testing may in place. The repository of digital be sent to: Library Systems Suppor t A new document delivery service, CISTI scholarship is officially referred to as (Canada Institute for Scientific and the Digital Commons. In addition to Online Catalog AIRPAC ------Mobile Technical Information) is in the works. faculty and staff, doctoral dissertations Computing Interface: This will allow for a patron initiated, of Pace PhD graduates as well as the library subsidized documents delivery. Honors Theses of the Pzorheimer Ingenta and Infotrieve, presently the 2 Honors College are also showcased. The Library now offers the mobile users the capability to connect their smart other documents delivery services There are at present about 430 titles being used by the University Library will showcased in the Digital Commons. phones, internet-capable PDAs and Blackberries to the Library's Online cease as self-initiated services. They Authors of documents who wish to find can still be searched but request for catalog. how many times their documents have articles will now be channeled through been accessed (accessed with full text, the Interlibrary Loan staff. downloaded or presumably read) can The interface uses XML technology and request such a report from the DC allows for the online catalog screen to administrator . Likewise, the service modify and optimize itself based on the ILL (Interlibrary Loan Service) also monitors the number of simple kind of mobile device being used by the Birnbaum Library 212-618-6901 visits (viewing the bibliographic record patron. Testing showed that it works with but no access to full text). Data on the a cell phone from AT&T, Sprint, Cingular Mortola Library 914-773-3853 location of the initiated searches--- or TMobile. The download time and where and what parts of the world the screen modification process vary Graduate Center 914-422-4384 searches are coming from-- are also according to the device being used,

available. bandwidth, state of connectivity, etc. Laptops URL for the Digital Commons is: PDAs and Blackberries are more suited to http://digitalcommons.pace.edu use the AIRPAC product. Mortola and Birnbaum libraries are circulating laptop computers. Birnbaum Contact information for contributors: URL for the Online Catalog Airpac is: Library has 12 laptop computers in [email protected] or http://innopac.pace.edu/airpac circulation while Mortola Library has 6 [email protected] in circulation. Additional laptop computers are on reserve if needed. Syndetics Solution: Spanish Webpac: CNR Disengagement The bibliographic enhancement The Spanish Language interface of the application that allows online catalog Library Online Catalog is now available. users to check summaries, reviews, Library Partnership with the College of This is an ongoing development and author information, table of contents, and New Rochelle will end by November. other languages are also being book jackets of books and titles that are This will end the sharing of the Online considered. The search is launched in the collection has now added 3 Catalog system between the two from a Spanish search menu. additional features: cross-reference campuses. See above for a new information for related titles that have consortial arrangement with ConnectNY in lieu of the soon to end partnership. URL for the Spanish web interface is: received AwardsAwards, titles that are parts of a http://innopac.pace.edu:2082/search Books in a SeriesSeries, and Titles reviewed by *spi The Horn Book ReviewsReviews. Innopac and Banner System

Portals and Library Databases: ConnectNY Patron records loaded into the Innopac Integrated Authentication are now successfully receiving data Implementation of Pace University¦s from the Banner System. The migration participation with ConnectNY has begun. was tested last summer and fall patron Authentication to the library databases load successfully mapped into the can now be tied with the Portals ConnectNY is a consortium of about 12 libraries using the same ILS (Integrated Innopac Patron profile so the library Authentication. Users who wish to patron records reflect the correct integrate Portal and Library databases Library System), called the Innopac information in Banner. authentication should be willing to System. When in place, Pace University Pace University Library HOMER ST. CLAIR PACE April 13, 18791879----MayMay 22, 1942 Birnbaum Library One Pace Plaza, New York, NY Ellen Sowchek, University Archivist 212-346-1331

Mortola Library Pace University is a name that is well-known in the business community, where it established 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 914-773-3505 a reputation for excellence in training professionals in a variety of business subjects. As an institu- tion, it also helped thousands of young people achieve their American Dream by giving them a high- Graduate Center Library quality education. But many who take classes here every day never think about the founder of this 1 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY institution. On this, the 125 th anniversary of his birth, we remember the exceptional person who gave 914-422-4384 his name to Pace.

Homer St. Clair Pace was born in Rehoboth, , in 1879. In his youth he assisted his father, a Civil War veteran, in editing and publishing a weekly newspaper. When his father died in http:// 1896, he left journalism. Already married, he moved to New York in January 1901 to serve as man- ager of the offices of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company. In 1906, along with library.pace.edu his brother, Charles Ashford Pace, he founded the firm of Pace & Pace, which ran schools featuring courses in accountancy and business law in a number of cities. One of those schools, the Pace Insti- tute of Accountancy in New York City, was chartered as Pace Institute in 1935. Located at 225 Broadway, it was a small business and accounting school for high school graduates. At a time when good business texts were scarce, Homer Pace developed a series of lectures on the theory and prac- tice of accounting which evolved into the written textbooks that helped students prepare for the CPA examination at that time. He served as the first President of Pace until his death, in May 1942, at the age of 63. A hard-working man all his life, he was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage while at his office desk. The Institute he founded became Pace College in 1948 and Pace University in 1973.

During his life Homer Pace was more than just an accountant. He had an extraordinary personality and superb organizational, communication and writing skills. He loved books and maps and was a collector of rare editions of both. His hobby was photography and, while traveling around the world with his wife Mabel, he took pictures of the interesting places they visited, many of which hung on the walls of his study at 40 Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights. He was a man of exceptional qualities: he could motivate and inspire others, which helped him to enjoy his life and have a positive attitude towards everything he did.

Homer Pace was a remarkable person whose impact on today’s business world continues through the educational institution he founded. Yet, during his lifetime, he always emphasized that he was, first and foremost, a teacher and an educator. This was also how he chose to be remembered: on his gravestone is carved the epitaph he wrote for himself, “Homer St. Clair Pace, Teacher.”